Louis Ralph (born Ludwig Josef Musik; 17 August 1878 – September 1952) was an Austrian

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

. He was born Ludwig Musik in Graz, Styria,

Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

(now Austria), and died in Berlin at age 68.

Selected filmography

* ''Die Vila der Narenta'' (1919) * ''Der Schatzgräber von Blagaj'' (1919) * ''

Diamonds Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the chemically stable form of carbon at room temperature and pressure, bu ...

'' (1920) * '' Lady Hamilton'' (1921) * '' The Golden Plague'' (1921) * '' The Lodging House for Gentleman'' (1922) * '' The Inheritance'' (1922) * '' The Unknown Tomorrow'' (1923) * ''

The Green Manuela ''The Green Manuela'' (German: ''Die grüne Manuela'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Lucie Labass, Josef Winter and Grete Berger. The film is based on a novel by Clara Ratzka. A gypsy dancer ...

'' (1923) * '' The Love of a Queen'' (1923) * '' The Final Mask'' (1924) * '' The Voice of the Heart'' (1924) * '' Tragedy in the House of Habsburg'' (1924) * '' Orient'' (1924) * '' The Humble Man and the Chanteuse'' (1925) * '' The Elegant Bunch'' (1925) * '' Our Emden'' (1926) * ''

The Circus of Life ''The Circus of Life'' (German: ''Die Flucht in den Zirkus'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Mario Bonnard and Guido Parish and starring Marcella Albani, Vladimir Gajdarov and Fritz Kampers.Bock & Bergfelder p.90 It was shot at the St ...

'' (1926) * '' The Queen Was in the Parlour'' (1927) * ''

Ghost Train In ghostlore, a ghost train is a phantom vehicle in the form of a locomotive or train. The ghost train differs from other traditional forms of haunting in that rather than being a static location where ghosts are claimed to be present, "the appar ...

'' (1927) * '' Alpine Tragedy'' (1927) * ''

The Little Slave ''The Little Slave'' (German: ''Die kleine Sklavin'') is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Grete Mosheim, Fritz Richard and Trude Hesterberg.Krautz p.170 The film's art direction was by Er ...

'' (1928) * '' Escape from Hell'' (1928) * ''

Casanova's Legacy ''Casanova's Legacy'' (German: ''Casanovas Erbe'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Andrée Lafayette, Maly Delschaft and Elizza La Porta.Bock & Bergfelder p.156 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1928) * ''

Alraune ''Alraune'' (German for ) is a novel by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers published in 1911. It is also the name of the female lead character. The book originally featured illustrations by Ilna Ewers-Wunderwald. Legend The basis of the story o ...

'' (1928) * ''

Spione ''Spione'' (English title: ''Spies'', under which title it was released in the United States) is a 1928 German silent espionage thriller directed by Fritz Lang and co-written with his wife, Thea von Harbou, who also wrote a novel of the sam ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1930) * ''

Road to Rio ''Road to Rio'' is a 1947 American semimusical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about two inept vaudevillians who stow away on ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Virtuous Sinner ''The Virtuous Sinner'' (German: ''Der brave Sünder'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kortner and starring Max Pallenberg, Heinz Rühmann and Dolly Haas. Production The film was made at the Babelsberg Studio in Berlin, although ...

'' (1931) * '' Cruiser Emden'' (1932) * '' Grandstand for General Staff'' (1932) * ''

Decoy A decoy (derived from the Dutch ''de'' ''kooi'', literally "the cage" or possibly ''ende kooi'', " duck cage") is usually a person, device, or event which resembles what an individual or a group might be looking for, but it is only meant to lu ...

'' (1934) * ''

My Heart Calls You ''My Heart Calls You'' (german: Mein Herz ruft nach dir) is a 1934 German musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jan Kiepura, Mártha Eggerth and Paul Kemp. Von Dassanowsky p.80 Separate English-language (''My Heart is Calling'' ...

'' (1934) * ''

Artisten Artisten (aka ''Harry Piel's 100. film'' or ''Prince of the arena'') is a German circus movie from 1934 to 1935 starring Susi Lanner, Hans Junkermann, Hilde Hildebrand and Harry Piel, who also acted as director. The screenplay was written by Max ...

'' (1935) * '' The Deruga Case'' (1938) * ''

Congo Express Congo Express was a regional airline created through a joint venture with South African Airlines (SA Express) and BizAfrika Congo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airline's long-term strategy is to transform air transport in the reg ...

'' (1939) * '' The Thing About Styx'' (1942) * ''

Die goldene Stadt ''Die goldene Stadt'' ( en, The Golden City), is a 1942 German color film directed by Veit Harlan, starring Kristina Söderbaum, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. Plot Anna, a young, innocent country girl (a Sudeten German), whose mother ...

'' (1942) * '' I pagliacci'' (1943)

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* 1878 births 1952 deaths Actors from Graz Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors Austrian film directors 20th-century Austrian male actors Film people from Graz {{Austria-actor-stub